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"There's a lot to be said, but until you actually get into the water and do it, it all doesn't mean anything."

2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day Five Roster Update

Cal’s Josh Prenot rocked a new American record to win the 200 breast and guarantee his spot on the 2016 USA Olympic Team headed to Rio.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 5 Finals Preview

Nathan Adrian swam his first 47-second 100 free on American soil last night, and is primed to earn an Olympic berth in the final tonight.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Finals Live Recap

Phelps is the top seed and heavy favorite in the 200m butterfly and will be looking to qualify for his fifth Olympic team, something only one other American swimmer (Dara Torres) has done during their career.

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Nathan Adrian: Feels good to finally go 47 on American soil (Video)

Nathan Adrian made an absolute statement in the men’s 100m freestyle; the reigning Olympic champion in the 100m freestyle has no plans to lose this final tomorrow night.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Day Four Finals Photo Vault

All photos courtesy Tim Binning, theswimpictures.com.  

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Nathan Adrian and Co Olympic Trials 100 Free Photo Vault

When you have the need for speed the 100’s are a good fix.  The men’s 100 free kicked off today…

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What Does It Take to Make It Back? Day Four 100 Free Extended Edition

Ryan Held swam a personal best in the prelims of the men’s 100 free this morning, part of a preliminary round that was significantly faster than in 2012.

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2016 U.S Olympic Trials: Day Four Prelims Live Recap

After three days of intense competition it’s finally time to see what speed the men’s 100m freestyle has to offer.

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Top (Almost) 20 Quotes from DAY 4 Prelims (Video)

Hear what the top athletes have to say after their morning swims during Day 4 of prelims at the Olympic Trials

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Ryan Lochte Scratches Semifinals of 100 Free after 49.13 in Prelims

After finishing sixth in preliminaries with 49.13, Ryan Lochte has scratched out of the semifinals of the 100 free.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Day 4 Prelims Preview

This morning, we will see Caeleb Dressel, Nathan Adrian, and Anthony Ervin take the stage for the first time this week.

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Michael Phelps Scratches Again; No 100 Free for the G.O.A.T.

Michael Phelps, who is the heavy favorite to win the 200 fly final tomorrow night, has scratched out of the 100 free prelims tomorrow morning.

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2016 U.S. Olympic Trials: Official SwimSwam Preview Schedule

Check out the publication schedule for all 26 of our event-by-event U.S. Olympic Trials previews, plus links to each event page as it goes live.

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The Best Race To Watch Each Night Of the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials

The men’s 100 back shapes up to be one of the races of the meet, with defending Olympic champion Matt Grevers looking to fend off the world’s #1 and #3 ranked swimmers: David Plummer and Ryan Murphy.

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7 Reasons You Will Love Commit’s US Trials app

Commit Swimming just released an application for Olympic Trials, which is expected to be the only mobile-friendly way to view heat sheets and live results.

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